Outside the Yong Pass, the sun is shining.

The day in July is the hottest time of the year, Li Qingzhen is full of energy, the cold and heat do not invade, and the others are different, all sweating.

Yu Qian took a sip of wine and enjoyed the unique scenery on the prairie, although it was hard, but he enjoyed it.

This time, he made enough preparations - nearly 100 catties of wine.

Drinking one pound a day is enough to drink for a hundred days, which is enough to spend him a month's money.

Anyway, if you are in charge of food in the army, you don't have to worry about being hungry, which is why Yu Qian dares to spend so much money.

After a day's march, in the evening, the army was stationed.

Shuai Battalion.

Zhu Di complained while eating chilled watermelon: "If it weren't for that group of people who got in the way, why didn't they send troops in this season, maybe they would all come back after the fight." ”

"Wechen see the emperor, long live my emperor......"

"No courtesy." Zhu Di opened his mouth, and after looking up, he found that Li Qing had not yet come to him, and said angrily: "It's inevitable." ”

"Ahaha......" Li Qing diverted the topic, "Your Majesty, is this melon sweet?" ”

"It's not sweet, it's bitter." Zhu Di took a big bite.

Li Qinghu said suspiciously: "I don't believe it." ”

"Believe it or not." Zhu Di was not fooled, "What is the matter with me?" ”

"Your Majesty, it's too hot this day." Li Qing smiled bitterly, "Not only can't people stand it, but horses can't stand it either, and even donkeys can't bear it;

It's okay for two days a day, but if it goes on like this, it will inevitably affect the combat power, and the consumption of water is also quite large, which causes the march to be not fast. ”

"You mean to say that marching at night?"

"Why don't you say that the emperor is wise." Li Qing patted his ass and said, "The grassland is particularly cool at night, which can save a lot of water resources, and the load of the soldiers will be greatly reduced." ”

Zhu Di frowned slightly: "It is indeed more comfortable to march at night, but the vision at night is too poor, it is good to have moonlight, if it is cloudy, you can hardly reach out and see your five fingers, how can there be so many torches to illuminate?" ”

"This is secondary, and what is even worse is that all the camp roars in the army occur at night." Zhu Di looked worried.

Li Qing said with a smile: "The emperor is too worried, the probability of the camp roaring is too small, and it can only happen under the conditions of huge psychological pressure on the soldiers;

The emperor has made several consecutive northern expeditions and won great victories, and the emperor's prestige is in full swing, how can the soldiers have psychological pressure? ”

"That's just as well." Zhu Di nodded lightly, "Okay, then change to a night march and get a lighting team to ensure that the marching route will not deviate...... By the way, are the torches enough? ”

"Your Majesty, don't worry, this minister has already thought of it." Li Qing said with a smile, "There are a lot of tung oil and straw ropes, which are definitely enough." ”

Zhu Di smiled with satisfaction, "Yes, I have been a supervisor for so many years." ”

“…… Do you praise me, or do you hurt me? Li Qing's face was full of black lines.

"Haha......" Zhu Di laughed: "You guys are really... Alas......! ”

He suddenly sighed with emotion, and sighed with a raised face: "Now, after the old monk leaves, you are the only one who dares to talk to me like this, a lonely person...... It's really lonely, but it's okay, I finally have someone to talk to and be friends with......"

"Click, click, click......"

Zhu Di turned his head and saw that Li Qing was eating with relish, and he took a bite of each watermelon.

"Your Majesty, you go on." Li Qing took another bite of the watermelon and sighed: "The watermelon is so delicious, cold and sweet." ”

"Roll ——!"

"Look at you, why are you still angry?" Li Qing muttered: "Isn't it just a melon?" ”

"Hurry up, I don't want to see you for a moment." Zhu Di was angry: I'm here to reminisce about the past, are you eating melons here?

"Let's get out." Li Qing was quite thick-skinned and packed the watermelon and took it away.

Zhu Di was indignant for a while, and suddenly laughed again, "This guy ......"

~

"Well, just taken out of the ice, try it while it's cold." Li Qing handed over a piece of watermelon that was missing a bite.

Yu Qian couldn't help but swallow his saliva: Why is this watermelon missing a mouthful?

"I can't take a bite out of it." Li Qing rolled his eyes, "Do you want to eat?" ”

"Eat." Yu Qian took it decisively, it is a beautiful thing to have a piece of chilled watermelon on a hot day!

In the past two years of getting along, the relationship between the two has become closer and closer, and Yu Qian is far more cordial than respectful to Li Qing.

"Lord Shangshu, how do you know what I'm thinking?" Yu Qian took a bite of the watermelon, his face full of enjoyment.

Li Qing said with a smile: "You have written all the faces, if I can't see it anymore, haven't you lived for decades in vain?" ”

"Uh-huh... Is it that obvious? Yu Qian smiled.

……

Yurt.

"Wang, the Ming army is here." Arutai had a serious expression.

"How many people?"

"I don't know." Arutai said, "The spies near Juyong Pass, when they found a large number of Ming troops out of the city, they immediately rushed back, the specific number is unknown, but the spies saw that the Huangluo umbrella was covered, and they thought that the old emperor had personally conquered again." ”

After a pause, he hesitated: "Wang, now our strength has skyrocketed, but the last general thinks ...... Still not the opponent of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Well, you're right." Mu Zhuo'er sighed, "Ming Ting's contingency measures are too fast, originally according to my plan, they have already eaten Warat, but Ming Ting's increased trade with Warat has helped them breathe a big sigh of relief, and now ...... Alas. ”

Mu Zhuo'er's brows wrinkled even deeper, and she said bitterly: "This Emperor of the Ming Dynasty... It's really tricky, just like his father Hongwu! ”

"So what do we do?" Arutai asked, "Do you want a head-on battle?" ”

"Hit? What to fight? Mu Zhuo'er shook her head, "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty must be all elite. ”

Arutai choked for a moment and was ruthless: "It's better to form a raid team, attack the enemy camp at night, and behead the emperor." ”

"Hulai!" Mu Zhuo'er snorted coldly: "The emperor of the Ming Dynasty must not move, if he is really killed, then the Ming court will definitely unite and fight with the Tatars." ”

"That'...... Still fighting? ”

"Fight, people come all the way, so it's a good idea." Mu Zhuo'er smiled, "The night attack on the enemy camp you said is very feasible, but you can't kill their emperor, of course, even if you want to kill, it is estimated that you can't kill it." ”

Arutai nodded, and then became a little deflated: "Wang, when do you think we can succeed?" ”

He was a little anxious, he was no longer young, and he had entered the age of sixties.

"It won't be long." Mu Zhuoer comforted, but there was also a hint of anxiety between her eyebrows.

She is no longer young, she is 56 years old this year, she has long lost her youth, and she feels that time is precious.

Sighing, Mu Zhuo'er put aside her negative emotions and said with a smile: "Don't worry, the emperor of the Ming Dynasty won't last long, I heard that the prince of the Ming Dynasty is a big fat man and is not good at arching horses;

The Ming Dynasty has two martial emperors in a row, and the civil officials will definitely not tolerate the appearance of another martial emperor, as soon as Yongle dies, the Ming Dynasty's military preparedness will inevitably be relaxed, and then it will be the time for us to counterattack;

As long as we maintain our strength, from Emperor Wu to Emperor Wen, the civil and military generals of the Ming Court will inevitably make trouble, and that is the best time. ”

Arutai nodded slightly: "How many troops will be sent this time?" ”

"This is not in a hurry, there is still at least half a month before their arrival, let's make a strategic deployment first......

……

After a night of marching, the Ming army set up camp and buried pots to cook.

After a while, the smell of rice filled the barracks.

Li Qing didn't have much appetite, so he ate some casually and ran to the nearby hills alone to blow the wind.

"Uncle Qing, what are you thinking here?" Zhu Zhanji walked over and took off the wine gourd on his waist, "Two sips?" ”

"No, I'm not in the mood." Li Qing waved his hand, simply lay down, looked at the clear blue sky, and was silent.

Zhu Zhanji uncorked the wine and poured a few sips of 'tons and tons of ......', "Don't be stuffy, tell me, maybe I have a way?" ”

"Hmm." Li Qing pillowed his hands behind his head, cocked Erlang's legs, and hummed softly, "I'm too lazy to get up, you lie down." ”

Zhu Zhanji was helpless, so he lay down, learned from Li Qing's hands, and crossed Erlang's legs.

Not to mention, it's quite comfortable.

"Innocent blue!" Zhu Zhanji said with emotion, "It's really a tyrannical thing to ignore such a good scenery all the way to the march." ”

"Hehe......" Li Qing smiled dumbly, "Where is there no scenery in life?" ”

"It's still Qingbo, your realm is high." Zhu Zhanji patted his ass, "Can you tell me what you're worried about?" ”

"Tatar." Li Qing said softly.

Zhu Zhanji smiled, "What's so worrying about this?" ”

He said confidently: "Although we only have 50,000 combat soldiers and horses, we are all the elite of the elite, and almost all of the Shenji Battalion are dispatched, such a lineup, Tatars will win with their lives?" ”

Li Qing's head was raised: "Frontal combat is naturally not afraid. ”

"I'm not afraid of sneak attacks." Zhu Zhanji added, "There are scouts guarding it, so there is no need to worry about this." ”

"Ah, yes, yes......" Li Qing rolled his eyes: "You can think of it, and Tatar can think of it too." ”

Zhu Zhanji understood it at a glance, "Are you saying that the Tatars do not fight us head-on, or even fight us?" ”

"Hmm." Li Qing sighed: "For us, if we don't give the Tatars a head-on blow, we will lose, and for the Tatars, as long as we preserve our combat strength, we will win;

It costs a lot of money for Daming to come out, and they live in the grassland, and the cost of fighting is different. ”

Hearing this, Zhu Zhanji also fell into deep thought, and after a while, he said: "I think I will definitely fight!" ”

"Why?"

"Quite simply, although the steppe is vast, if you want to find Tatar, you are not looking for a needle in a haystack." Zhu Zhanji said, "Grandpa Huang has been fighting against the forces on the grassland for most of his life, and we still have a more detailed map, and it is difficult for them to completely hide their traces;

The steppe is large, but there are not many places suitable for large tribes to live, especially super tribes like Tatar. ”

"Makes sense." Li Qing asked rhetorically: "Then what if they split up a team to fight and fight with us, consuming our energy, food and grass?" ”

"Huh? This ......" Zhu Zhanji was stunned, and pondered for a moment, "It's not that there is no way at all, we can find Warat, in the past half a year, Warat has been beaten by Tatars, and they must have a general understanding of the Tatar base camp." ”

is worthy of being a good saint, and his head is really good...... Li Qing swelled up with a touch of relief, and once again threw out the question: "Then what if the Tatars move the camp in advance at this time?" ”

"This ......" Zhu Zhanji smiled bitterly, "I can't help it now, but I think it's ......"

"It's very likely." Li Qing interrupted his speculation, "Have you forgotten the Tatar trap last time?" ”

Zhu Zhanji was stunned for a moment, and immediately became worried, "Uncle Qing, do you have a way?" ”

"Not yet." Li Qing smiled bitterly, "Otherwise, I wouldn't be worried." ”